Robert “Robbie” J. Monlezun Jr. has joined Hoover Materials Handling Group Inc. as Regional Operations Manager for Hoover’s Louisiana Service Center in Broussard, LA.

ESSEN, Germany - Evonik will open its first research and development center for additives for paints and coatings in Asia. The Tego Innovation Center will have two locations, in Singapore

The Lubrizol Corp. has signed an agreement to purchase Merquinsa, a leader in specialty thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs).

BYK Additives & Instruments is now carrying out lifecycle assessments (LCA) for a number of its products and having them certified by TÜV Rheinland.

Pump Solutions Group (PSG), a business unit operating within the Dover Fluid Management Segment of Dover Corp., announced the acquisition of Tianjin RedScrew Pump Manufacturing Technology Co. Ltd.

Sika’s Industry and Automotive divisions have announced the appointment of new personnel.

Black has ranked as the most popular vehicle color in Europe and white has ranked as the most popular vehicle color in the world according to data from PPG Industries.

DuPont, Wilmington, DE, has reported third-quarter 2011 earnings of $.69 per share, excluding significant items, versus $.40 per share in the prior year. Reported third-quarter 2011 earnings were $.48 per share versus $.40 per share in the prior year.

Clariant announced sales of CHF 1.865 billion in the third quarter of 2011, compared to CHF 1.709 billion in the previous year. This includes Süd-Chemie (SC) sales of CHF 356 million.

Davy Process Technology Limited (DPT), a Johnson Matthey company, and The Dow Chemical Co.’s (Dow) Oxygenated Solvents business announced that Wison (Nanjing) Clean Energy Co. Ltd. (Wison Energy), a member company of the Wison Group located in Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park in China, has selected LP Oxo(SM) SELECTOR(SM) 10 Technology for its new oxo alcohols plant in Nanjing, China.